2026 Nominees

Best ANIMATION series
WeatherHunters
WeatherHunters, Inc. and Silver Creek Falls Entertainment
Winner
Eyes of Wakanda
Marvel Animation
Lil Kev
BET
Iyanu
Lionforge
Badjelly
Mukpuddy
Best ANIMATION FEATURE
Winner
Elio
Disney & Pixar
In Your Dreams
KuKuStudios, Netflix
Aztec Batman Clash of Empires
Warner Brothers
Best Animation shorts
Two Black Boys in Paradise
One6th
Winner
Wednesdays With Gramps
DreamWorks Animation
Black Man, Black Man
chainwheel productions
Pow!
flickerlab
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss II
Cutting Edge Animation
Best Animation Director
Adrian Molina
Elio
Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland
Wednesdays With Gramps
Winner
Frank E. Abney III
Black Man, Black Man
BEST VOICE OVER
Craig Robinson
The Bad Guys 2
Danielle Brooks
The Bad Guys 2
Idris Elba
Zootopia 2
Oxmo Puccino
Arco
Winner
Quinta Brunson
Zootopia 2